This is the annual inventory blog for recording the incoming works to the permanent collection of the Ontological Museum which is home to the Int'l Museum of Collage, Fluxmuseum, The Archives of the Eternal Network, etc.

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Monday, October 3, 2016

Dada Centennial: Day of the Dead

Dada Centennial: Day of the Dead

Call for Works!
Deadline Oct 29, 2016

The International
Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction (collagemuseum.com) with the International Society
of Assemblage and Collage Artists (collagist.org) in
Santa Fe, New Mexico invites you to contribute to our celebration of the
100 year Anniversary of DADA! Because The Archives are in Santa Fe, we will
also be setting up our first annual Mexican Style Ofrenda (offering) to honor
our artistic ancestors. This year we will be celebrating the collage/assemblage
Dada artists including Kurt Schwitters, Hannah Höch, Man Ray, John Heartfield,
Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Raoul Hausmann, etc.

The International Post-Dogmatist Group’s Office of the
Postulator-General will also be holding a historic Canonization Ceremony for Master
(Herr) Kurt Schwitters of Hanover at the opening!

WHAT TO SEND: We
are asking you to make a collage in the spirit of Dada such as using chance
operations or any other dada technique - send a Merz work - an object for the Ofrenda dedicted to one or
more of the DADA artists – send an collage or assemblage homage in the style of
one of the DADA artists -Keep it
smallish – 14x11 inches or smaller. Ready to hang is best.

TERMS: There are:
NO FEES, NO JURY, NO RETURNS! Your contribution WILL be exhibited and will
become a part of the permanent collection of the IMCAC Archives for possible
use in future exhibitions and/or publications.

DOCUMENTATION:
Your contribution will be exhibited beginning with the opening November 4, 2016
and continue through January 2017. The works will be on permanent exhibit
online on our 2016 inventory blog under “Dada Centennial” with a possible
catalog produced.

DEADLINE: Please
have works in by October 29, 2016! (late works will be added to the exhibition
but please be on time if possible) NO TIME TO FRET, JUST DO IT.

Hello,I wanted to inquire about submission for the upcoming Dada show. I understand if we submit artworks for the show we won't receive it back, but if we submit is it guaranteed that it will be exhibited? If not what would be the reason for works to not be exhibited? Thank you for your time.Sincerely, Brittany

Hi Cecil,I sent my artwork off this week. I tracked the package and it arrived on October 22nd. It was really exciting to make an artwork special for the Museum. Would you like me to send a digital image of the artwork for your inventory, if so what email would you like me to send the copy too? I can't wait to participate in future shows!

I just mailed my piece "strange new world" to you today ! I had so much fun making it - it was my first paper collage and also first dada work for me ... I quickly made a second and collecting bits for more to come ... thank you for inspiring me to do this ... Dada !